Septic arthritis by Sphingobacterium multivorum in immunocompromised pediatric patient
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Septic arthritis by Sphingobacterium multivorum in immunocompromised pediatric patient
OBJECTIVE To report a case septic arthritis with a rare pathogen in a immunosuppressed child. CASE DESCRIPTION Male patient, 6 years old, had liver transplant 5 and half years ago due to biliary atresia. Patient was using tacrolimus 1mg q.12hours. This patient started to have pain in left foot and ankle and had one episode of fever 3 days before hospital admission. Physical Examination showed...
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista Paulista de Pediatria (English Edition)
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2359-3482
DOI: 10.1016/j.rppede.2016.03.014